[davidfischer]

While I agree with you to an extent, this is not a very good way to check actual in-store prices. Most grocery stores charge a different rate for products that are delivered or even curbsided than they do if you go to the store and buy it yourself. This is true even if you go directly vs. going through an intermediary like DoorDash.

I live in coastal CA and the cheapest eggs at my local market are $3.49/dozen. Trader Joes and Costco are closer to $2.20/dozen if you just want plain white eggs. The moment you go organic, the cheapest is Costco at about $4/dozen.

Edit: Just to be clear, at Costco you buy 2 dozen rather than 1 and I've divided the price to a single dozen.

[Thorrez]

For other stores the online price might be different from the in-store price. But I think for Safeway, the online price is the same as the in-store price (which is why the webpage says "Shopping at <address>").

[davidfischer]

I can't confirm if the price is the same or not, but their terms[1] specifically mention that the price can be different.

> Prices for Offerings you order for delivery or pickup through the Online Grocery Ordering Service may be higher than the prices for such Offerings in our physical stores.

Most outlets I've seen (eg. Target) are the same in that they just list a higher price on the website than it costs in-store and they're upfront about this. It takes me 20-25 minutes of in-store picking to shop including checkout for my weekly groceries. Even if that is done by a minimum wage worker (~$17/hr here) that's ~$6-8 of service on top of them bringing it out to the curb. In addition, eggs are usually specially packed in their own bag (frequently with a sticker on the bag labeled "eggs") when they're bought online and curbsided. It seems a bit naive to me to think that all this service would just be included/free.

[1] https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/policies-and-disclosures... (linked from safeway's footer)

[Thorrez]

Hmm, interesting. I'll need to check the in-store egg prices when I go next to see if they match the website.